Louise Searcy’s Can’t Fail Divinity

Ingredients 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water Dash of salt 1 pint marshmallow creme 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla Instructions In a saucepan, combine: Sugar, water, and salt. Bring to a hard rolling boil and boil for 2½ to 3 minutes. Place marshmallow creme in a...

Pearl Wilson’s Cottage Cheese Salad

Ingredients 1 large (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained (save the juice) 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges, drained (save the juice) Enough water to equal 1½ cups total liquid (combined with reserved juices) 2 packages (3 oz each) orange Jello 1 large (24 oz) small...

Phyllis Lewis’s Microwave Peanut Brittle

Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup white syrup 1 cup salted peanuts 1 teaspoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Optional variation 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon burnt sugar flavor(mix together before adding to hot candy mixture) Instructions In a...

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Ingredients 1 cup shortening 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs (unbeaten) 4 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 3½ cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking soda Instructions Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine:...